Sales people at P.C Richard & Son were encouraging
customers to buy AC units that cost $100 before they run out and only the much more expensive units are available.

Oremilla Mannie, joined by her husband, Kishaan, and grandson
Sean Budhan, was buying an additional unit for their two-family home in Jersey City.

"Just walking from the car to the store I thought I was
going to drop," Oremilla Mannie said.

Those who do have to endure the weather outside, like the
All Iron Works Construction Crew, are keeping cool with occasional shade breaks
and lots of fluid.

"We've been out here since 9 a.m." said crew member Hector
Santiago, who was digging a hole for a fence with coworkers on Sip Avenue in Jersey City. "It's been so hot I felt like fainting earlier."

Supervisor Eddie Borrero said they are working the job for the rest of the week.

"It's hot, but we have to work," he said.

Hospitals are also feeling the heat.

Bayonne Medical Center has seen roughly four heat-related
patients, Hoboken University Medical Center, four to six, and Christ
Hospital in Jersey City, one, said Allyson Miller, a spokeswoman for Hudson Holdco, the parent company of the three hospitals.

Dr. Michael Bessette, director of the Emergency Department
at Jersey City Medical Center, says avoiding the blazing sun, drinking plenty
of water and natural juices, and keeping electric lights off or low are important ways to keep cool.

"Under these conditions, you really need to be careful in
order to avoid heat-related problems like heat exhaustion and heat stroke,"
Bessette said.

Mark Rabson, a spokesman for the Medical Center, said there was "moderate" activity in the emergency room due to the high temperatures. Most people were coming in with symptoms of dehydration and heat exhaustion, he said.

Temperatures are predicted to stay in the mid-90s the remainder
of the week.